American eugenics movements

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf social movement
gptkbp:activeDuring early 20th century
gptkbp:advocatesFor genetic improvement
genetic screening
racial purity
sterilization laws
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Francis_Galton
public health initiatives
social engineering
social control
racial segregation
population policies
racial hygiene
gptkbp:availableIn gptkb:World_War_II
mid 20th century
gptkbp:criticism human rights violations
gptkbp:faced human rights organizations
feminist movements
academic communities
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Eugenics_Record_Office
gptkb:American_Eugenics_Society
Society_for_the_Study_of_Social_Biology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label American eugenics movements
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Nazi_Germany
healthcare policies
public education
genetic counseling
social policy
biopolitics
public perception of genetics
eugenic sterilization laws
modern genetics debates
gptkbp:influencedBy Darwinism
gptkbp:involvedIn population control
racial purity campaigns
gptkbp:is_funded_by Carnegie Institution
gptkbp:ledTo public health policies
social stigma
ethical debates
public backlash
Immigration Act of 1924
changes in reproductive rights.
scientific inquiry into heredity
gptkbp:linkedTo human genetics
social Darwinism
mental hygiene movement
gptkbp:opposedBy civil rights activists
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:promoted gptkb:Charles_Davenport
medical professionals
biologists
marriage restrictions
eugenicists
gptkbp:resultedIn legal challenges
forced sterilizations
discrimination laws
ethical reforms in genetics
eugenics boards
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:American_Psychological_Association
scientific racism
gptkbp:utilizes statistical methods
population genetics
genetic research
family planning
sociological studies
IQ testing